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blue(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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disheartened
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lamenting(sad, sorrow, depression, woe)
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shamefaced(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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shameful
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aching(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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agonized(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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all torn up(expression, idiom, upset, cut)
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battered(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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bleeding(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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bruised(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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buffeted(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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burned(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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busted up(expression, upset, cut, hurt)
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contused(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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crestfallen(blue, sad, depression, woe)
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crushed(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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cut(upset, hurt, hit, wrong)
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damaged(upset, cut, hurt, hit)
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despairing(gloomy, depressed, wretched)
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